Swift v. Swift

The principal questions presented are whether a decree of divorce granted plaintiff on August 30, 1946, is void because defendant was not legally served with original nolice and, if void, whether defendant is barred by laches or estoppel from challenging the decree.

The record discloses extreme carelessness on the part of plaintiff's attorney Louis J. Kehoe. Also a violation by him of professional ethics in testifying on a vital matter at the hearing which led to this appeal without withdrawing as an attorney although plaintiff was well represented at such hearing by other counsel. See…